A search of a Tampa woman's home on Tuesday turned up 39 marijuana plants, more than 20 grams of dried marijuana and various equipment used to grow the plants, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

July 2, 2008

TAMPA – Two men who changed their minds about testifying against their co-defendants were sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for their role in a 2006 Spring Hill marijuana growing operation. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - Police found a marijuana grow house this morning in Tampa while checking on the welfare of a 16-year-old girl, officers say. ...more

June 19, 2008

TAMPA - Police arrested three people at a house in Old Seminole Heights on Wednesday after finding a book on growing marijuana at the house and 25 pounds of the drug, they said. ...more

June 12, 2008

TAMPA A traffic stop in Collier County led investigators to discover a northern Hillsborough County marijuana grow operation, where they seized more than $850,000 in drugs, troopers say. ...more

June 6, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A Hialeah man was free Thursday on $5,500 bail after he was arrested and charged with operating a marijuana grow house operation at 320 Guymon Ave. N.W., in Placid Lakes. Raul Alain Santos-Gonzalez, 28, was booked into jail May 22 on charges of conspiracy to produce marijuana production and conspiracy to traffic in excess of 25 pounds of marijuana or 300 or more plants. "He was linked to numerous grow houses," said Sheriff's Capt. Randy LaBelle on Thursday. "The investigation is on-going." LaBelle declined to say how Santos-Gonzalez was linked to the Guymon Avenue grow house. The investigation began back on Nov. 28, 2006, when a Florida Fish and Wildlife officer, Robert O'Horo, came upon an illegal dump site about two miles away from Guymon Avenue. The site reportedly consisted of a large number of plastic bags containing items belonging with an indoor marijuana grow house operation; plants, cuttings, fertilizer, PVC pipe, etc. ...more

May 31, 2008

LAKE PLACID — A Hialeah man was free Thursday on $5,500 bail after he was arrested and charged with operating a marijuana grow house operation at 320 Guymon Ave. N.W., in Placid Lakes. Raul Alain Santos-Gonzalez, 28, was booked into jail May 22, on charges of conspiracy to produce marijuana production and conspiracy to traffick in excess of 25 pounds of marijuana or 300 or more plants. "He was linked to numerous grow houses," said Sheriff's Capt. Randy LaBelle on Thursday. "The investigation is on-going." ...more

May 30, 2008

Hillsborough County deputies arrested two Seffner men on drug charges on Wednesday after uncovering marijuana-growing operations at three properties, according to arrest reports. ...more

May 29, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies say that while executing a search warrant at a Temple Terrace home Wednesday morning, they found owner David Smiles had about 280 marijuana plants inside. ...more

May 22, 2008

VENUS — A Venus man and woman remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $151,500 bond each Thursday, after they were arrested in connection with a marijuana grow house operation at their home. Reniel Ramos Pina, 29, and Marta Antonia Barrios, 50, both of 44 Cannon Court, Venus, were booked Wednesday on charges of production of marijuana, possession of marijuana more than 20 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia. ...more

May 8, 2008